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Apr 13, 2011

A Few Projects on the List

The guest room is ready (for now)... my parents are the firsts guests and we couldn't be more excited for their visit. It'll be like a mini-vacation for all of us, and maybe while the grandparents are here and entertaining the kids for a bit, I can sneak away and work on a few projects.... like:

And, finally maybe get a head start on painting the chairs around the kitchen table, similar to my inspiration here...

Hmmm....

I think that's a good list of work while they're visiting... in between visiting alligators at Brazos Bend State Park (this is first on the kids list, NOT mine), eating Berri-Pop frozen yogurt (that stuff is gooo-oood), fishing in the nearby lakes (hopefully I will not see an alligator), going to the Houston Zoo, touring Blue Bell's ice cream factory, making homemade pizza, a little yee-hawin' at a rodeo and of course relaxing in the evenings and catching up with my parents after we've ran around with three preschoolers all day.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your week and maybe sneak in a few decorating projects!!!

5 comments:

Like you I thought it was a great idea to hang the Ottava light fixture above my kitchen sink. I bought the light fixture a few months ago but never gotten around to installing it. Now that I had time I noticed it needs to come up pretty high so I (and my tall husband) don't stare right into, and be blinded by the light bulb when doing stuff at the sink.So I ended up not doing ti because it'll end up looking something like this: (not my photo btw) http://www.flickr.com/photos/10557450@N04/2636083751/in/photostream/

You only really see the bottom well and loose the effect of the cool lamp. And it just looked silly with such a short wire =(

I found this blog you might find interesting too: http://theletteredcottage.net/reading-room-ceiling-re-do-part-2I think her withe cover came out cool.

Thanks for linking to a great post by TLC. I loved how they used twine to cover the cord and then swooped the fixture over just a few inches.... creative!!!

I did hang the fixture above my kitchen sink here... my ceiling is 10 feet, so I (and my 6' 3" husband) don't have the issue of staring right at the light while washing dishes. I agree, I wouldn't hang it if I had to stare directly at a light bulb.... too annoying. Maybe there's another area in your house to hang it? I also hung one in my son's bedroom here. It's such a cute fixture for a really great price!!!

I’m impressed, I must say. Really rarely do I encounter a blog that’s both educative and entertaining, and let me tell you, you have hit the nail on the head. Your idea is outstanding; the issue is something that not enough people are speaking intelligently about. I am very happy that I stumbled across this in my search for something relating to this.